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It's Fair Season!
It's summer and county fairs are underway across the country. Come check out our extensive line of show feeds at www.kentshowfeeds.com!
WEATHER
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Muscatine, IA
63°F
High: 75° Low: 52°| Barometer: | 30.07 in & steady |
| Humidity: | 77% |
| Visibility: | 10 mi |
| Wind Speed: | None |
| Sunrise: | 6:37 am |
| Sunset: | 7:26 pm |
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NEWS HEADLINES
Food Prize Honors Kofi Annan
Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan was honored with the Norman Borlaug Medallion at a conference in Africa, but the conference also questioned some of the effects of Borlaug's original Green Revolution.
Read more...VeraSun Fraud Case Dismissed
Farmers are invited to informational meetings in Nebraska to talk about their legal rights in VeraSun's recent request for payment on grain sales.
Interest Rate's Gold Rush
As long as interest rates headed lower, riding variable rates made sense. Now a flurry of refinancings shows farm borrowers think fixed-rate loans might be as low as they can go.
Kment's Corral
Despite record milk production through the summer, milk prices are soaring higher due to the demand in the butter market. Processors and merchandisers are concerned that there may not be enough butter available for year-end and holiday needs due to the already tight supplies.
View From the Cab
DTN's View From the Cab farmers saw a mix of wet and dry weather during the 2010 growing season, but it was the heat in both Arkansas and South Dakota this summer that has had the biggest effect on their crops.
EU Rules Help Soy Sales
Proposed rules would allow feed into Europe that is now rejected because of trace amounts of genetically engineered material.
Letter From the Editor
Feverish opposition doomed USDA's proposed National Animal Identification System, but the backup plan of 50 state systems isn't likely to provide the rapid traceability needed to head off the worst consequences of contagious animal diseases.
Iowans Target Direct Payments
Despite talk of eliminating all farm programs, Iowa Farm Bureau members on Friday voted to defend most programs but proposed eliminating direct payments in exchange for improved risk-management tools.
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Articles
Ribbons for the trail
Styling a horse’s mane and tail is fun and a great way to spend quality time with your horse. But did you know that you can tie a ribbon to your horse’s tail for safety reasons?
Following are some universal color guides that you can apply when you hit the trail.
A Red Ribbon in a horse’s [...]
Kent BoVantage™ with Optaflexx®
Research data from the Kent Nutrition Group’s (KNG) Product Development Center (PDC), as well as field trials, have shown that calves exposed to stress situations benefited from the intake of KNG’s BoVantage product. Intakes are stimulated and average daily gains enhanced, as well as morbidity and mortality decreases. Having established BoVantage firmly in the receiving [...]
Particle Size Of Swine Diets
We have generally recommended a particle size of 750 to 850 microns in growing-finishing diets. Compared to a coarse grind (i.e., 1000 to 1200 microns), the finer grinds do require checking feeders more often because there can be some bridging of feed in the feeders.
Is it worth taking a little time each day to make [...]
Pre-Season Conditioning
Article originally appeared in “On the Wing”, a monthly email newsletter by Pheasants Forever.
Health & More Birds
With the hunting season just around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about conditioning your canine athlete for early season performance. We wouldn’t think about going out and running ten miles one day without some [...]
The 3 Types of Upland Sporting Dogs
Article originally appeared in Quail Forever magazine.
An Extension Of You
There are many sporting breeds for upland bird hunting and everyone has a personal preference. In my experience, many types and breeds of dogs can be effective hunters. Most sporting breeds produce well rounded companions with the genetics to excel while hunting in the field or [...]